OUR WINE LIBRARY

Our digital wine library records details of both current and previous vintages, and serves as a record of our wine-making and the recognition our wines have received.
You’ll find tasting notes, a record of the wine-making, reviews, accolades and awards as well as a downloadable PDF of notes.

Aged in French oak barriques for twelve months prior to bottling in order to allow full integration between the ripe fruit flavours, tannins and oak, thus creating this elegant, softly textured Pinot Noir.

Full bodied, barrique fermented, with intense aromas of peaches and butterscotch. An elegantly structured wine with concentrated stonefruit and citrus flavours. The palate is well balanced with integrated premium french oak, leading into a long seductive finish.

Fragrant citrus and floral aromas introduce this wonderful medium dry Riesling. It is well balanced, concentrated and fresh, with succulent
flavours of lemon and lime which linger on to a long seductive finish.

This deeply coloured Merlot features aromas of dark plum and blackcurrants. The palate is fruit driven and mouth filling displaying plum and spicy fruitcake characters. Subtle French oak and supple tannins lead into a long generous finish.

A full bodied, barrique fermented Chardonnay with intense aromas of peaches and butterscotch. The palate is beautifully balanced with integrated premium french oak, leading into a long seductive finish.

Brightwater Vineyards is the premium boutique vineyard and winery of Gary and Valley Neale. Established in the early nineties, we have developed an award winning reputation for premium, hand-crafted wines.

All our grapes are grown on our own vineyards, within “five minutes by tractor”
of our modern winery. We utilize a minimal intervention approach allowing the true expression of the vineyards to show and make distinctive wines that display true fruit character, elegance and fine balance.

In 2012 Brightwater Vineyards was named as “New Zealand Winemaker of the Year” and also “Nelson Supreme Business of the Year.” Our success comes down to the passion and committment of our wonderful team, led by Tony and Dale.